ross549 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 I concur with Eric. That drive cannot be trusted, as the drive is dying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 I concur with Eric. That drive cannot be trusted, as the drive is dying. Yup best to get what you can off of it because a dying drive will just stop working all of a sudden. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
réjean Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Thanks guys! I'll feed this barracuda drive to the sharks at the recycling depot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Thanks guys! I'll feed this barracuda drive to the sharks at the recycling depot. The magnets are worth keeping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 The magnets are worth keeping. Indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 The guts make nice clocks.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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réjean Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 The magnets are worth keeping. I didn't know that. I must have half a dozen or more dead hds hanging around. Wow! With all the dead hds around here I could have several clocks telling me what is Roger's time, and yours, and Eric and others. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 How true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt.Crow Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 They (magnets) make a great fridge magnet . Will hold a veritable sheaf of paper. etc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2cm Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 When you suspect something wrong with your hard drive, first focus on saving your data. Diagnostics, repair should be done after. Deskstar drives used to be IBM (had 3 which all failed within 6 months,back then it was also known as 'deathstar'), sold to Hitachi and then to Western Digital. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluttermagnet Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 (edited) Those drive magnets are often very powerful- like 75 pounds or so. I remember buying four of them mail order. They arrived properly packed in a metal shield, possibly 'mu-metal', to contain the fields. I proceeded to make a 'magnetic rake' using a piece of 1 by 2 and an old closet rod for the handle. It is very good for dragging around the driveway or the lawn. It captures pretty much every piece of ferrous metal out there. So- refrigerator magnet? I'm not sure I'd use them that way. They're too darned strong. I'd be worried about putting dents in the cabinet trying to pull the magnet off. Which reminds me- I have probably a half dozen dead hard drives here, mostly real old ones, but all of the 3.5 inch size. Need to dissemble them for the magnets before I recycle them at our local recycling place. BTW I do have one hard drive which is 5-1/4 in size. Looks really weird, kind of like a big, flat plate- sort of. It still works, too. I was looking at it the other day. It's probably about 2G in size. Edited August 26, 2014 by Cluttermagnet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 I have a pile of 3.5 hdds, too. However, I don't have the right sized (Torx?) fitting to take them apart. I could drill them out, but haven't gotten that energetic... maybe late this fall when I go out there and start to tinker during the nice (cooler) weather. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Those drive magnets are often very powerful- like 75 pounds or so. I remember buying four of them mail order. They arrived properly packed in a metal shield, possibly 'mu-metal', to contain the fields. I proceeded to make a 'magnetic rake' using a piece of 1 by 2 and an old closet rod for the handle. It is very good for dragging around the driveway or the lawn. It captures pretty much every piece of ferrous metal out there. So- refrigerator magnet? I'm not sure I'd use them that way. They're too darned strong. I'd be worried about putting dents in the cabinet trying to pull the magnet off. Which reminds me- I have probably a half dozen dead hard drives here, mostly real old ones, but all of the 3.5 inch size. Need to dissemble them for the magnets before I recycle them at our local recycling place. BTW I do have one hard drive which is 5-1/4 in size. Looks really weird, kind of like a big, flat plate- sort of. It still works, too. I was looking at it the other day. It's probably about 2G in size. Great idea on the magnetic rake for yard and driveway. Would be great for accidents like a jar/can of nails that accidentally falls over and spills on the floor too! For screw drivers that need to be magnetic, might take less time to magnetize them (Genie magic lamp style) Great degausser too for drives if 'glued' into large grouping on a flat surface using epoxy maybe? After I thought of this, I went searching to see if this was possible and found this survivalist board topic: http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=109578 BTW: if you slide the magnets to the side of the door on the refrigerator, they slide right off without any dents on the equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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